Circuit breaker mounting apparatus

Details Circuit breaker mounting apparatus Circuit breaker mounting apparatus

1997-06-20

1999-08-24

Thompson, Gregory

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electrical power distribution systems and devices

361809, 361825, H02B 104

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059432071

ABSTRACT:
A mountable circuit breaker assembly and a method for mounting a circuit breaker on a base. A body portion of the circuit breaker is provided with rail insertion grooves on opposite sides thereof. The rail insertion grooves receive stepped portions of a corresponding pair of mounting rails mounted on a base. The circuit breaker body is retained relative to the mounting rails by engaging a protruding portion provided on one of the stepped portion of the mounting rails and the rail insertion grooves with a recessed portion provided on the other of the stepped portion of the mounting rails and the rail insertion grooves. The circuit breaker may be mounted onto a base on which the pair of mounting rails is provided by sliding the circuit breaker body between the mounting rails so that the respective stepped portions of the mounting rails are received in the respective rail insertion grooves provided on the circuit breaker body.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3218519 (1965-11-01), Casey
patent: 3398249 (1968-08-01), Dessert

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